Here's the newest chapter. Sorry it's taken so long to update but I've had complications in my life that I didn't want.
Samanda
Stars Ascend To Heaven
Chapter Six: A Conversation
Written By:
Samanda Hime-sama
"Hello?" Krim said as he stood uncertainly in the doorway of Mimiru's room.
Mimiru rolled over on her bed to face the door. "Come in."
"How are you doing?" He asked as he sat in the chair by her bed.
Mimiru smiled weakly. "Not so good. The doctors have discontinued my chemo. Too dangerous since I'm so weak."
"I'm so sorry." Krim looked shocked.
Mimiru chuckled. "Me too. Now all we have left is prayer."
"And more paper cranes." Krim held up the string of brightly colored origami birds that symbolize the wishes to get well.
Mimiru smiled. "Thank you so much. I've always loved paper cranes."
"Hopefully they'll watch over you." Krim hung them over her bed on a little hook.
Mimiru watched him. "When are the others getting here?"
"Soon." He replied. "Bear's stuck in traffic with Tsukasa and Subaru is waiting for her mother to get home so she can get a ride from her."
Mimiru closed her eyes. "I see."
"Mimiru?" Krim asked.
Mimiru opened her eyes and looked at him. "Yes?"
"Are you afraid?" He asked with utter seriousness.
Mimiru's lips quirked with what was almost a smile. "A little but isn't that only natural? Dying isn't the end of life if you have faith in God Almighty. It's simply a transitional phase to another kind of life."
"That sounds too wise to be spoken from the lips of a teenager." Krim joked.
Mimiru laughed. "It is. I have faith that Heaven exists and that's enough. If I die God will keep my soul safe. I have made too many friends here and love too many people to want to go quietly but if God calls me then I have to go."
Krim was quiet for a moment. "Then fight Mimiru. Do you're your best to live."
"I am fighting." Mimiru assured him. "Every day I live beyond what the doctors tell me to expect is another battle I've won, Krim. Can you see that?"
Krim took her limp hand in his. "Yes."
Mimiru gave him a radiant smile. "If the miracle occurs and I go into remission then we can all go out and celebrate my recovery. But there's always a chance that after that I'll come out of remission and go through this again. Leukemia is like a war that the afflicted seems destined to lose."
"Hey, hey." Krim said, alarmed. "Don't be talking like that."
Mimiru smiled. "I know. Until the other's get here will you read to me?"
"Sure." He looked around for a book.
Mimiru smiled. "Here."
"Poetry?" He was surprised. "I never knew you liked that kind of stuff."
Mimiru laughed. "Yeah, I do. Dylan Thomas is one of my favorite poets."